Hampton Roads’ Bobby Scott will have major clout when Democrats take over House

At an age when many people contemplate taking it easy, the 71-year-old lawmaker is relishing the prospect of a leading role in a new push for a higher minimum wage, more investment in education and strengthening the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. He also expects to directly challenge the sometimes controversial labor- and education-related regulations supported by President Donald Trump.

Billy Reagan: Can anybody tell me what Bobby Scott has done for the people of the great state of Virginia. Because I can't think of anything. Absolutely nothing.

Chuck Kim: Nobody should spend 25 years in Congress. He is a big part of the problem.

Kathie Strayer Green: Been there too long! Suggestion: Someone needs to run against him in future for another choice in representation for this area. True of so many around the nation, not just in Hampton Roads.

GM to slash up to 14,000 jobs in North America; 7 plants could close as part of restructuring

Four factories in the U.S. and one in Canada could be shuttered by the end of 2019 if the automaker and its unions don’t come up with an agreement to allocate more work to those facilities, GM said in a statement Monday. Another two will close outside North America.

Michael Mitchell: Should have let the inevitable happen, not only are the stockholders from the first round of restructuring left holding the bag but also loans made by Obama, now taxpayers are out to.

Dan Brand: Maybe they should make better vehicles with a decent warranty, then people would want them…

Darius Merkison: Same folks giving Trump credit for a "booming" economy now want to blame Obama when it starts to decline... the hypocrisy.

Trial to begin for man charged in deadly crash at Charlottesville rally

James Alex Fields Jr., of Maumee, Ohio, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Fields is accused of driving his car into a crowd of people protesting the white nationalists. Heyer was killed and dozens of others were injured.

David Taylor: White Nationalist groups should be labelled as terrorist organizations, and gone after just like Islamic terrorist groups.

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The 2019 senior class of An Achievable Dream High School cheer as they find out they are receiving free Chromebook computers courtesy of Cox Communications Tuesday December 18, 2018. The students were surprised by Cox vice-president of customer care, Bruce Crooks, after being called into what they thought was a STEM assembly.

The 2019 senior class of An Achievable Dream High School cheer as they find out they are receiving free Chromebook computers courtesy of Cox Communications Tuesday December 18, 2018. The students were surprised by Cox vice-president of customer care, Bruce Crooks, after being called into what they thought was a STEM assembly.

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The 2019 senior class of An Achievable Dream High School cheer as they find out they are receiving free Chromebook computers courtesy of Cox Communications Tuesday December 18, 2018. The students were surprised by Cox vice-president of customer care, Bruce Crooks, after being called into what they thought was a STEM assembly.

The 2019 senior class of An Achievable Dream High School cheer as they find out they are receiving free Chromebook computers courtesy of Cox Communications Tuesday December 18, 2018. The students were surprised by Cox vice-president of customer care, Bruce Crooks, after being called into what they thought was a STEM assembly.

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Ghislain d'Humieres, senior vice-president for core operations at Colonial Williamsburg, meets friends outside the House of Burgesses to become a naturalized United States citizen Monday December 17, 2018. He and about 24 others others took the Oath of Allegiance administered by the United States District Judge Raymond A. Jackson.

Ghislain d'Humieres, senior vice-president for core operations at Colonial Williamsburg, meets friends outside the House of Burgesses to become a naturalized United States citizen Monday December 17, 2018. He and about 24 others others took the Oath of Allegiance administered by the United States District Judge Raymond A. Jackson.

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A man was killed in a parking lot of a Hampton Family Dollar Saturday — with two young men seen running away from the scene. Hampton public information officer speaks about the shooting. (John Sudbrink/Daily Press)

A man was killed in a parking lot of a Hampton Family Dollar Saturday — with two young men seen running away from the scene. Hampton public information officer speaks about the shooting. (John Sudbrink/Daily Press)

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Frank and Deane, a duo with local ties who just got a Grammy nomination for their children’s album, just released their first video.

Frank and Deane, a duo with local ties who just got a Grammy nomination for their children’s album, just released their first video.

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Apple Will Create a $1 Billion Campus in Austin, TX. The new campus is planned to be erected across 133 acres, less than a mile from the present one. Adding between 5,000 and 15,000 jobs,

Apple Will Create a $1 Billion Campus in Austin, TX. The new campus is planned to be erected across 133 acres, less than a mile from the present one. Adding between 5,000 and 15,000 jobs,